Comments on: Neil Cleary rules.

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:38:51 +0000

Whatever: we could argue all day long on interpretation. You see Neil album, I see Pants online. To each his own, I guess. Can’t we all just get along?

I figure small label because when I hear the words “major label” I just flash back to that closing scene in Raiders Of The Lost Ark where they finally have the Ark of the Covenant and they pack it in a crate and you watch a forklift carry it away into a warehouse of a million identical crates.

And yeah, the last album was licensed to a small label but it’s kinda no longer functioning as such plus it wouldn’t fit the style of the new one.

By: casey

casey — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:32:11 +0000

No, no, no. The original e-mail you sent said this:

“Dear music industry professional:

Having recently completed a new album, I was curious as to your advice on how to promote my new “work” to a label. Here, feel free to download it in its entirety:

[URL removed for security reasons]

I look forward with great excitement to your reactions!”

Why a small label? I hear the majors treat their talent real nice. And weren’t you already on a small label? We should be asking you questions.

But yeah — The Pants. They rule, too.

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:22:34 +0000

I'm gonna go ahead and hijack this fascinating conversation about me to say what my original email to Casey meant to emphasize, which is that the entire The Pants catalog is now available via an online store at The Pants MySpace page. The 1st S/T album, Fred Sex, and the reunion comp Viva Los Pants are all there. Eat Crow is available at the iTunes store. In other news: glad you like the album, Casey! I think I'm gonna include "the most narcissistic thing I've heard outside of hip-hop" in every press release from here on out. That really nails it. Still looking for suggestions of cool small labels... Who should I send it to?

By: casey

casey — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:21:58 +0000

Everyone’s a critic. Which is why I’m hoping to get into the exciting field of fry cookery.

By: brookezilla

brookezilla — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:05:16 +0000

I can’t believe you didn’t call it:
Neil Cleary “Rules.”

Oh, wait, I forgot. Neil HATES quotation marks…

By: Nato

Nato — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:54:58 +0000

Casey, I can’t believe you didn’t call your post “The Go-Ahead Critic is giving Neil the green light”.

Here’s hoping this is the album that finally catapults Mr. Cleary to his rightful place in America’s heart.

By: Bill Simmon

Bill Simmon — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:52:43 +0000

w00t! How do I get my hands on a copy???